현질
Korean
Etymology
현 (hyeon, clipped from 현금(現金) (hyeongeum, “cash”)) + 질 (-jil, derogatory action-marking suffix)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçjʌ̹(ː)ɲd͡ʑiɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)질]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | hyeonjil |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyeonjil |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hyŏnjil |
| Yale Romanization? | hyēncil |
Noun
현질 • (hyeonjil)
- (video games, slang) paying for items in an online game
- 이 게임은 현질을 해야만 이길 수 있다.
- I geim-eun hyeonjir-eul haeyaman igil su itda.
- This game is pay to win.
- (literally, “You must spend real money in this game in order to win.”)
Derived terms
- 현질러 (hyeonjilleo)
- 현질하다 (hyeonjilhada)
See also
- 과금(課金) (gwageum)